Category Archives: Council Tax

The Goole Times reports that seventeen ERYC staff are paid over £100,000. Why was I the only ERYC Councillor to vote against the Council Tax increase that pays for these inflated salaries and other waste? Residents can express their opinion … Continue reading →

The Beverley Labour Party have produced leaflets attacking the Conservatives for increasing the ERYC Council Tax. Ironically all ERYC Labour Councillors have voted for the increase. The Facts As Labour appear not to know the facts I can confirm: I … Continue reading →

East Riding residents will have received their Council Tax bills in the past few days. Yet again, all ERYC Councillors, except Strangeway, voted to increase this years bill for residents. Strangeway voted against due to the waste at County Hall. … Continue reading →

A 59-year-old woman from Bridlington has been awarded £120,000 due to ERYC incompetence. Please see Woman, 59, awarded £120,000 after falling on pavement for further information. £120,000 equates to 2.5% of this years Council Tax increase. Residents should not have … Continue reading →

Yesterday at County Hall when the vote was taken on the Council Tax it was like a mantra ringing out – for, for, for… With only one lone voice of Strangeway calling out against. County Hall Opposition Of the 67 … Continue reading →

This afternoon I was the only ERYC Councillor who voted against the increase in the Council Tax for East Riding residents. I voted against as ERYC continue to waste finance. Point Of Order As I believe that ERYC have breached … Continue reading →

One month today ERYC Councillors will approve this years Council Tax increase, 20% of which will be to finance the failure of Bridlington Golf Club. ERYC Director Alan Menzies It has been widely reported that the sale by ERYC of … Continue reading →

On 7 February 2019 all 67 ERYC Councillors will be asked to vote for a Council Tax increase for 2019/2020. Yet they are unable to do this as Alan Menzies, ERYC Director of Planning and Economic Development has failed to … Continue reading →

ERYC Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services, Paul Bellotti, has informed me that “both officers and Councillors have a responsibility to help manage expectations of what can be funded during these times of austerity.” In plain English “we must mislead and state there is no … Continue reading →

Yet again Conservative Councillor Stephen Parnaby, Leader of ERYC, is talking rhetoric. Parnaby Speaks Rhetoric The Hull Daily Mail have stated: “The leader of East Riding Council has ruled out any prospect of the authority giving up delivering statutory services.” Is that … Continue reading →

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